so i was feeding the other day and i noticed my male showing interest in a female chasing her round the tank didnt think much of it untill i saw a chunk out of her disc.
i noticed her stinger has lost the protein sheath to about an inch and sure enough when i checked the male he has a penetration mark a few mm's wide just missing his abdomen ! very small and looks deep. probably wouldnt have noticed it if i hadnt noticed the females stinger.
he seems happy enough though.
here is a pic of the female. shes under 12" and the male is bigger so im not sure if he will be able to get the job done just because of the difference in size but i guess we will see.
i noticed her stinger has lost the protein sheath to about an inch and sure enough when i checked the male he has a penetration mark a few mm's wide just missing his abdomen ! very small and looks deep. probably wouldnt have noticed it if i hadnt noticed the females stinger.
he seems happy enough though.
here is a pic of the female. shes under 12" and the male is bigger so im not sure if he will be able to get the job done just because of the difference in size but i guess we will see.